Receiver-casing.



L. STEINBBRGER. BBGEIVEB CASING. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1910:

' I Patentd Apr. 4,1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application filed May 25, 1.)10. Serial No. 563,292.

n; all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. Louis S'rninmmoen,

a citizen of'the United States, and a resident of thecity of NewvYork,borough of Brooklyn', in the county of Kings and State of -New York haveinvented a new and improved,Rece ver-Casi11g, of which the lollowing isa full,,c'le ar, and exact description. -Myinvent on relates to receivercasings flows: 1.. To provide t and parts immediately associatedtl'ierewith, my more particular. purposes being as fol e receiver casingwith a supporting member disposed intcrrmrdiate ithe body'portion thecasing and the cap,

15 .gparts as'he'reinafter described, and of supment with a surface forthe purposerof protecting both of these orting the same out of immediateengage sustaining the weight .of the receiver. 2. To, provide the end ofhers, readily detachable from the the .receiverjcasing oppositethe capwith a v the same to the end of the cas ng upon which first mentionedhas to the other end of the casing. 3.1T0render the supporting momcasing. 4, To provide the supporting members vith threads disposedinternally thereof .for the purpose of securingsuch members more firmlyin position upon the casin 5.

(i. into such relative prisi- I give the receiver positivencss ofposition i beyond the general surface of the casing. 8.:

when resting upona supporting sur' ace. 7. To-provide thereceivei;caslng with a supportmg and strengthening portion extending To providethe receiver casing with a pinand strengt ening portion with means.rality of su porting and strengthening portionsjexten ing beyond thegeneral surface of the casin 9; To provide the supporting preventingthereceiver casing from rolling I general when 'restmgupon a flatsin-face. 10. To

in'g portion extending at right angles to the ro vide -the"r eceiv'ereasing with a supportdirection .ofthe casing, and adapted to rest u'ponthe switch hook, thereby prefi-Referencejis to be hadto theaccompanyventingfthexhook from marring the casing. 155 in fdr ings formpg a part of this spccitimember To bring the two for cation, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Figure l is an end elevation of the receiver complete, showing thelarger of thetwo annular supporting menibers, this larger member being;provided with facets for supportlop, the weight of the receiver; Fig. 2is a view partly. in elevat ion and partlydn sectron, showing thereceiver asing equipped at each of its ends with a separate support-'ing member ha ring; the construction hereinafter described; and Fig. 3is a side elevation showing the body portion of the casing provided atits ends with the supporting members held thereupon by their threads.

The body portion 4 provided with an enlargement 5, the latter having areduced portion (3 provided externally with a thread. The annularsupporting member 7, made preferably of fiber so as to affordboth'insulation and resilience, is threaded inter nally and fitted uponthe reduced portion-*6. 'lhis annular supporting member is providedexternally with facets 8 for engaging any surface 9 upon which it may bedesirable to support the receiver. A'cap 10'is provided internally witha thread 11, and adapted to fit upon the reduced portion 6. Thesupporting member 7-is thus held in position partly by the action ofitspwn thread (see Fig. 3), and partly by the pressure of the cap 10. Atthe opposite end of the body portion 4, another annular supportingmember 12, smaller than-the member.7', is placed. This member 12isprovided with facets 1'2 and is threaded internally; it is also fittedupon a reduced "portion 13, the.

latter being threaded. An end piece 14 is provided with a centralopening 15, and with a shoulder l6, the latter being adapted to engagethe end of the reduced portion 13. The end piece, 14 is threadedinternally so as to fit upon the reduced portion 13. This constructionenables the end piece to grip the supporting member 12 firmly inosition, and to hold it by a clamping grip :unlcpendently of thetendency of the supporting member 12 to hold itself by its own threadsupon the reduced portion 13.

I so arrange the threads of the ends of the body portion 4 that when thesupporting members are screwed up tight, as indicated in Fig. 3. thefacet 8 of the member 7- is parallel with the facet 152 of thesupporting member 12. This prevents undue surfaces.

I strengthening and supporting portion,

ing due to rolling of the receiver casing or of the .re-. ceiver whenresting upon the surface 9.

A- rece ver; casing constructed according -'to my invention hereindescribed is much I do not limit myself to the particular constructionor form of any or all of the parts herein shown and described or to any,p

articular combination of the several parts. Neither. do I limit myselfto employ in every instance, a detachable strengthening. and supportingportion, nor to the use of a resilient material or insulating materialto be employed in the construction of the will be evident to thoseskilled .in the art thatchanges .in construction, form and arrangementof the parts maybe resorted to without -departing from. the spirit orscope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire. to secureby Letters 1.. A receiver casing comprising a body.

portion having an enlargement, said enlargement being provided with areduced ortion an annular su ortin member. en-- gaging said enlargementand encircling said re uced portiomand a cap mounted upon saidreducedportion for confining said supporting member.

2. A receiver casing comprising a body member providedwith a reducedportion having a thread, an annular supporting member encircling saidreduced portion and having a thread mating said first-mentioned thread,and: a cap provided with a thread and. fitting upon said reduced portionfor the purpose of confining said supporting member relatively to saidbody-member.

3. A receiver casing comprising a body member provided with a reducedportion, a member of resilient-material encircling said reduced portion,and-a cap for holding said. member of resilient material against saidbody member.

A. A receiver member provided with a reduced portion, a

member of insulating material encircling said reduced portion, and a capfor pressing said member of insulating material toward said body portionso as to clamp said mem ber of insulating material therebetween.

-; 5. A receiver casing comprising a body member provided with reducedends, separate annular supporting members mounted upon said body memberand encircling said ends, a cap for securing one of said supportingmembers relatively to the adjacent.

as it casing comprising a body .and with a shoulder adjacent end offsaidbody member, and an end piece for securing the other of said annular supporting members relatively to the end of the receiver adjacent thereto.

6. A receiver casing comprising a body member provided with a reducedportion, an annular supporting member encircling said reduced portion,and an end piece fitted upon said reduced portion and engaging saidannular supporting member.

7. A receiver casing comprising a body member provided with a reducedthreaded A portion, and an annular member threaded internally andmounted upon said reduced threaded portion, said annular member beingprovided with facets.

8. A receiver casing comprising a body.-

member provided with a'reduced portion threaded externally, and anannular supporting member threaded internally and screwed upon saidreduced threaded portion, said annular supporting member having asurface for engaging outside objects.

9. A receiver caslng comprising a body -member provided with a reducedportion threaded externally, an annular supporting member threadedinternally and screwed upon said reduced threaded portion, said annularsupporting member having a surface for engaging outside objects, and acap threaded internally and detachably engaging said threaded portion.-

10. A receiver casing comprising a member provided with a'reducedportion having a thread, a shoulder adjacent to said reduced portion,and an annular protective member having a thread mating said firstbody.

mentioned thread, encircling said reduced portion and engaging saidshoulder.

11. A receiver casing, comprising a body member provided with anenlargement and with a reduced portion adjacent to said enlargement, anannular protective member encircling said reduced portion and heldthereupon byits own gripping surface, and

a cap mounted upon said reduced portion and clamping said protectivemember against said enlargement.

12. A receiver casing, comprising a body member-provided with anenlargement and with a reduced portion adjacent to said cm.

largement, an annular protective member encircling said reduced portionand lodged against said enlargement,-and a cap mounted upon said reducedportion and in engagement with said annular protective member.

13. A receiver casing comprising'a body member provided with areducedpertion to said reduced portion, a separate ring-like} membersecured to said body said shoulder said reducedportion of said bodymember. extending through said ring-- like member and being providedwithmeans for retaining acap for said body member.

member and engaging 14. A receiver casing, comprising a body memberprovided with a plurality oi reduced portions and with a shoulder ad- 7,bers,

- her on said body member.

jacent to each of said reduced portions, separate ringlike' memberssecured to said body member and each engaging one of said shoulders,each of said reduced portions extending through one of said ring-likememeach of said reduced portions being provided with means for retainingan end mem- 15. A receiver casing, comprising a.

I member provided witha reduced portion and with. a' shoulder adjacentto said reduceddportion, a separate ring-like member secure to said bodymember and engaging said shoulder, said reduced portion of said bodymember extending through said ringlike member.

16. As an article of manufacture, a casfor telephone receivers,comprising a bo iy member provided with a reduced porfor said body bodyceiver casing for telephones, comprisin a body member, a separatering-like mem er secured to said body member, a portion of said bodymember extending through said ring-like member, said portion beingprovided with means for retainingan end member for said body member.

18. A casing for telephone receivers comprising a body having a separatering-like protective member ad acent to an end of the said body, aportion of the body extending through the ring-like member, and the saidextending portion being adapted to receive atcap for the said body.

19. A casing for telephone receivers comprising a body having a separatering-like protective member adjacent to each end of said body, a portionof the body at each ,end extending through the adjacent ringlike member,and the said extending portions being adapted to receive caps for therespective ends of the body.

In testimony whereof I have-signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS STEINBERGER.

' Witnesses:

A. H. DAVIS, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

